Sleep Medicine
Volume 10, Issue 10 , Pages 1090-1096 , December 2009

Cortical involvement in the sensory and motor symptoms of primary restless legs syndrome

Received 19 August 2008 ,Revised 5 November 2008 ,Accepted 6 November 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2008.11.008

Sleep Medicine
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